cuckoo bystander
hippies hound
desecrate passing
shrewdly badmouth
siegfried bobcat
wake european
spirits enlisting
the globally
fortuitousness by
reading rhythmic
confrontation dutifully
fluster fission
spat and
unite your
sourness unlearned
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • September 7–13, 2026)
we were
always burdened
by the
captivating chatter
discreetly hostel
last likely
a shew
proposition to
reconsider southwest
precook texarkana
thickened tangy
ambition crookedly
fluster and
recognizable flake
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 31–September 6, 2026)
One
extracting
pain as it grips you,
the other demanding peace.
Hands,
a brutish pair shares new strength.
When it’s needed most?
That hold won’t
fail.
always together
a partnership in flight
adventures await
Those pajamas would look good on her
he thought as he began to purr.
That cool cat would then declare,
"I'll buy me a pair."
Of summer strolls o’er hazy
fields and sleepy streams
one in particular returns as a dream
A pair of monarchs guiding our path
fluttering and flitting just beyond our grasp
when, of a sudden, a coyote streaks by
as if to give the monarchs the lie
What did it mean, puzzled, hearts still racing
Perhaps not to reach for what is not ours…
To pay closer attention
~ when a coyote streaks by
Never brood in blue
Mood how others perceive you,
Be thy self’s the clue.
If perception’s all
In this world of covert walls,
Hearken to heart’s call.
Painted black in white
A pair of goggles looks quite
Like bra in some blight.
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Senryu | 04.04.2026 | heart, humour, self
They had their chances
She had hers; he had his
Furtive glances
just a pair of kids
Not a single word did they exchange
no rendezvous ever arranged
Even nature seemed to agree
their initials never carved in a tree
Morning dove strike up a conversation on fence line
I offered my barefoot sweetheart a rose,
And gave a kiss on the tip of her nose.
She told me, “That is sweet,
But I'd rather you treat,
Me to some shoes, for I haven't got those!”
An object with faces six
A combination of values and variety mix.
A part of game,taken as challenge
Played for fun,not revenge.
Every roll of the dice
Needs some trick and attempt, wise.
The face with one, has a value small
Helps one win,stands tall.
The face with two has a pair
The credit both,equally share.
The face with three is a trio
That shows up ,with the right brio.
The face with four has two pairs equal
With two and two,that make a sequel.
The face with five,has a member odd,
Yet,is strong,oh! my God.
The face with three pairs is a six,
All in one frame, together fix.
Each face has its significance
That really makes a big difference.
The fate of a player depends on the dice roll
One needs to play wisely, to reach the goal...
Just compare cloud with crowd
Two words are changeable.
To replace 'l' by 'r'
Next you change 'u to 'w'.
You may trust.
Must turn same.
Both are vast.
Burst in mass.
Tucked away glinting thoughts
like seeds beneath the bark
of half-remembered dreams
that echo autumn’s needs
tend to duck.
Pluck them out
under muck
stuck well fast—
they bring luck.
Incantations of an Entangled Pair
Third Draft
(c) 2025 by The Entangled Pair
It's after midnight where you are,
the show is done, the venue closed.
Four thousand miles away I read
these words that you have just composed.
"Just finished with the show now love,
I'll write to you when I get home."
And as I sit here by myself,
I'm feeling lonely, not alone.
"How can I ever truly be
alone?" I ask, as I sit here,
"When I am you as you are me,
two halves of one entangled pair."
So I respond, my heart aglow,
"Hello my love. I love you so,
as I await my queen's return!"
These feelings cause my soul to burn,
And open wide so to reveal
the you in me I can't conceal.
Sometimes it all seems so surreal:
A sentence passed with no appeal.
"The moon’s crescent is prescient"
sigh I to my love
"presaging this lovely night's evanescence"
"Your eloquence is senescent"
she parodies
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